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    The Scoundrel's Wife
    The Scoundrel's Wife
    The Scoundrel's Wife
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    The Scoundrel's Wife

    By Ben Langdon

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    While her super-villain husband leads an exciting life beyond the front door of their suburban home, his unnamed wife remains behind to keep the home tidy, his inventions correctly catalogued and her own dreams firmly locked away and neglected.

    This neo-pulp short story focusses on the often forgotten pillar of strength behind the familiar mad scientist super-villain. With hints of 1950s conservatism, The Scoundrel's Wife is actually set in a contemporary world and offers a glimpse into the writing style of Ben Langdon which blends the ordinary with the extraordinary.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBen Langdon
    Release dateApr 7, 2012
    ISBN9781476347622
    The Scoundrel's Wife
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    Ben Langdon

    Ben Langdon lives and works in Portland, Australia. As well as writing short fiction, he is working on a novel, growing three children (heroes-in-training) and teaching at the local high school.

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      The Scoundrel's Wife - Ben Langdon

      The Scoundrel's Wife

      or Living in the Shadow of Kalamity King

      Ben Langdon

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN 9781476347622

      Copyright 2012 Ben Langdon

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      She stood with her hands thrust to the bottom of the sink, her fingers pressing against the stainless steel in the tepid water. Her eyes looked out of the window but she couldn't focus on anything beyond the cobwebs and desiccated insects wrapped in ghostly threads at her eye level. She had asked her husband to do something about the outside of the windows but he always had other things to attend to. He'd even suggested she go out with a broom and sweep the mess away but he

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